From: Lester Kallus lkallus at earthlink.net> on 2001.05.31 at 13:28:11(6646)Back in college, I recall having attended a biology lecture where the
professor discussed his wife's successes with giberillic acid. Interested
in doing the same, I purchased some giberillic acid solution, diluted it
according to instructions and sprayed it on my plants. I have no idea what
the solution truly contained and can't recall the manufacturer.

I'm considering experimenting with initiating growth in hibernating tubers
by spraying with giberillic acid. I read the discussions about the
difficulties of creating solutions of the compound and began to wonder if
the diluted solution is still available through any resource.

Does anyone have suggestions on where we non-professionals can purchase
either the solution (ideally) or else some of the dry,
difficult-to-dissolve powder?

aroid-l@mobot.org wrote:
> Back in college, I recall having attended a biology lecture where the
professor discussed his wife's successes with giberillic acid. Interested
in doing the same, I purchased some giberillic acid solution, diluted it
according to instructions and sprayed it on my plants. I have no idea what
the solution truly contained and can't recall the manufacturer.

I'm considering experimenting with initiating growth in hibernating tubers
by spraying with giberillic acid. I read the discussions about the
difficulties of creating solutions of the compound and began to wonder if
the diluted solution is still available through any resource.

Does anyone have suggestions on where we non-professionals can purchase
either the solution (ideally) or else some of the dry,
difficult-to-dissolve powder?

> either the solution (ideally) or else some of the dry,
> difficult-to-dissolve powder?

I got some gibberellic acid from J.L. Hudson, Star Route 2, Box 337 La Honda,
CA 94020, USA. He'll sell 1000mg for $15.00 + $1.00 postage ( or 100mg for
$5.00 or 500mg for $10.00, same postage ) He mostly sells seeds. I did some
experiments trying to use it to induce germination in old Tacca seeds ... with
somewhat questionable results.

ps: I have one spath... or at least the label claims such... one of those
$1.95 houseplants I picked up at the hardware store. It's probably some sort
of S. wallisii cultivar, since it stays quite small and produces a few fragrant
blooms every year. Wish I could find room for some of the nice bigger ones,
but the anthuriums seem to have taken over the greenhouse for now.